Department of Psychology, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.
Cogn Behav Ther. 2022 May;51(3):217-228. doi: 10.1080/16506073.2021.1976819. Epub 2021 Oct 26.
Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and anxiety sensitivity (AS) predict distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is known about how AS and IU jointly predict COVID-19 worries and behaviors. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the direct and interactive effects of AS and IU as related to COVID-19 worries and behaviors in two samples of community adults recruited in April 2020 ( = 642; age = 38.50 years, = 10.00) and May 2020 ( = 435; age = 34.92 years, = 14.98). In sample 1, there was a significant AS by IU interaction predicting COVID-19-related catastrophizing worries, stockpiling, and cleaning behaviors such that the relationship of AS to COVID-19-related behaviors was stronger at high levels of IU. However, although AS predicted some COVID-19 related worries and behaviors, AS and IU did not interact in sample 2. Across samples, AS was directly related to financial and health worries, whereas IU was not a significant predictor after controlling for AS. These findings suggest AS consistently impacts COVID-19 worries and behaviors, particularly among individuals with high IU. Brief interventions targeting AS and IU may help people cope during the COVID-19 pandemic and reintegrate following the pandemic.
不确定性容忍度 (IU) 和焦虑敏感度 (AS) 可预测 COVID-19 大流行期间的痛苦。然而，人们对 AS 和 IU 如何共同预测 COVID-19 的担忧和行为知之甚少。结构方程模型用于检验 AS 和 IU 的直接和交互作用，这些作用与 2020 年 4 月和 5 月招募的社区成年人的两个样本中的 COVID-19 担忧和行为有关（样本 1：= 642；年龄 = 38.50 岁，= 10.00；样本 2：= 435；年龄 = 34.92 岁，= 14.98）。在样本 1 中，AS 和 IU 之间存在显著的交互作用，预测了与 COVID-19 相关的灾难化担忧、囤积和清洁行为，即 AS 与 COVID-19 相关行为的关系在 IU 水平较高时更强。然而，尽管 AS 预测了一些与 COVID-19 相关的担忧和行为，但在样本 2 中，AS 和 IU 没有相互作用。在两个样本中，AS 与财务和健康担忧直接相关，而 IU 在控制 AS 后并不是一个重要的预测因素。这些发现表明 AS 始终会影响 COVID-19 的担忧和行为，尤其是在 IU 较高的个体中。针对 AS 和 IU 的短期干预措施可能有助于人们在 COVID-19 大流行期间应对，并在大流行后重新融入社会。
